Gunnar Karlsson, Self Portrait
Iceland has had a rough patch of late.....first there was the economic collapse that threatened to engulf its European neighbors and then was the volcanic ash that did just that (and continues to be a major problem for air travel). But as a corrective, the films championed by Iceland are a reminder of that island nation's special geography, culture and allure.
At this year's Zlin Film Festival, award-winning animator and visual de...
American screenwriter and film director Paul Haggis (recipient of two Academy Awards for the feature film "Crash") will be the master of ceremonies of the 8° Ischia Global Film & Music Fest to presented at Cannes Film Festival.
The iconic American filmmaker - who has just wrapped up production of the highly anticipated feature film "Next Three Days" (starring Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks), will participate on Wednesday, May 19th (Pavillion Italia Croi...
Tim Burton, President of the jury, opened the 63th Festiival de Cannes.
No tuxedo for im urtoon but glamourous ffshionon staae with Kristin cott Thomas, almost a local to France...
Master of opening ceremony Kristin Scott Thomas
Melody Gardot performance at the opening ceremony
Russe...
Oscar-winning director Istvan Szabo will be attending this year's Zlin Film Festival, the first major film event after Cannes. The Festival, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a number of special events, takes place in the UNESCO heritage city of Zlin in eastern Czech Republic from May 30 to June 6. Website: www.zlinfest.cz/en
Szabo was born in Budapest in 1938 to an upper middle class Jewish family. His family were hidden by family friends during the Holo...
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Dimitris Eipides is the new director of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF), appointed by Greek minister of culture Pavlos Geroulanos, following the resignation of previous Festival Director, Despina Mouzaki.
Eipides' first step as TIFF director is to change this year's event dates to a December 3-11 slot as additional time for the Festival preparations will be necessary, a move already approved by FIAPF. Certain to remain for this year are core sections of the Fes...
David Macmillan, is a long established Sound Department expert winner of 3 Oscars, and who has worked in the highest level for five decades.David has worked with some of the best film Directors of our time, he has helped names such as Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Sydney Pollack, Philip Kaufman, Alan Parker, Joel Schumacher, Kathryn Bigelow, Oliver Stone, Ron Howard, and many others to achive their goals.David is widely recognized as one of the most important sound department experts i...
British actress Jodie Whittaker is the first of many international guests to be announced who will be coming to the Zlin Film Festival in the Czech Republic later this month to help fete the Festival on its 50th anniverary.
Whittaker has previously been seen at the Zlin Film Festival before, albeit only on the big screen. Two years ago, the Festival screened the screen comedy ST. TRINIAN'S in its Competition Section. This year, Whittaker appears in two films screening at the ...
Tom Carruthers, CTFF Executive Director
Organizing a film festival can be a major challenge, but to pull it all together in less than 3 months is akin to giving birth.....exruciatingly painful but, in the end, worth it. The pain and the pleasure might best describe the drive and commitment of Tom Carruthers, the Executive Director and Founder of the Connecticut Film Festival, as he oversees this year's expansive program of film premieres, special events, information semina...
One of Connecticut's most illustrious residents, English-born actress Lynn Redgrave died in her Kent, Connecticut home last evening, surrounded by family members. She had been battling breast cancer for the past seven years, bravely documenting her journey in a photo essay published with her daughter and performing in a one-woman show last year about her health battles.
Redgrave , the youngest sibling of the Redgrave acting dynasty, was a double Oscar nominee over a caree...
Denny Tedesco decided to make his film debut THE WRECKING CREW about a subject close to his heart. His father had been a studio musician who played backup for some of the reigning giants of the recording industry. But as the son of a musician who stayed in the shadows for his career, Tedesco was also aware of the difficult choices and somewhat unfulfilled lives these people endured. So, his choice for his directorial debut seems inspired...a tribute to the unsung musicians who play ...
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) today announced members of the 2010 APSA Nominations
Council, comprising international film industry experts from eight countries drawn from high profile
academic institutions, film festivals and film organisations across Asia-Pacific. The 2010 Council
chaired by Professor Hong-Joon Kim (Republic of Korea) includes two new members: producer/
director Nan Achnas (Indonesia) and producer/author Peggy Chiao (Taiwan).
Entries open toda...
Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman
With the Connecticut Film Festival (www.ctfilmfest.com) launching on Tuesday, it is interesting to note the many film, television and artist celebrities who have once called or currently call Connecticut their home (those departed are also included, just to round out the list). With this kind of talent in droves, is it any wonder that Connecticut is celebrity country?
Carol Alt, Greenwich
Lauren Ambrose, New Haven
Kevi...
Alex Gibney
Last week, Tribeca Film Festival founder Jane Rosenthal jokingly referred to this year's Festival as "The Alex Gibney Film Festival". Gibney, a respected documentarian who won the Oscar for the film TAXI TO THE DARKSIDE, has three films featured at this year's event.
In MY TRIP TO AL-QAEDA, Gibney adapts an acclaimed one-man theater piece by playwright Lawrence Wright to offer a deft and alarming look at...
"Discovering the Storyteller Within You!"
Freshi Films has presented summer camps fully supported by the International Family Film Festival, http://ifff.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=L5WqQwAzAAEAAAKaAAPg3g, for the past six years. Meeting the demands of past campers, Freshi Films has added a new element to the camp experience in 2010. The camps are now two weeks long with one week being an Acting Camp and one week being Filmmaking. Participating campers come from different states an...
Joe Sarno passed away last monday april 26th. A true pionnier in sexploitation, he was one ofthe most prolific director of erotic and pornographic film in the 60's
Le Festival Paris Cinéma, going on its 8th édition, wil pay an homage with a Nuit du Cinéma, opening the festival july 3rd at the Forum des images.
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FEST21 (Suzanne Lynch): You said at the press conference, "(Metropia) is about those years when the world went insane, it's about the past. And when you are afraid, you do irrational things." But Metropia is set in 2024... so to what degree is it about the past?
TARIK SALEH: When 9/11 happened... I think that, in Europe, for example, we have a tradition of criticizing the United States, almost on a reflex basis. It doesn't matter what the United States does or how it r...
"Mine Vaganti"/"Loose Cannons" by Ferzan Ozpetek RED CARPET INTERVIEWS WITH CAST
"Mine Vaganti" is the ONLY Italian film showing in this years festival.
"Mine Vaganti"/"Loose Cannons" is a bitter sweet dramatic comedy about a Southern Italian family who own a pasta factory in Puglia, (the spur of the boot), and would love nothing more than for their two handsome sons, Tommaso, and Antonio, to take over the family business, get ...
We proudly announce director, producer and writer Uwe Boll as the first of distinguished guests to grace the 6th edition of Grossmann Film and Wine Festival. Slovenia’s ultimate film-wine extravaganza will be taking place from 26th to 31st of July in Ljutomer. As a fellow wine connoisseur, German low-budget meister gladly responded to our kind invitation and has also promised a very special surprise! All further details will be timely published on the official festival site.
We furthermore p...
In the first 5 days of the Tribeca Film Festival, celebrities made the scene on the red carpet and the party circuit:
Chris MessinaChristy TurlingtonEdward BurnsEllen BarkinForest Whitaker
Guy PearceHarvey KeitelHelen Hunt
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Interview with French actor Eric Elmosnino, who portrays French singer, Serge Gainsbourg amazingly well, in "Gainsbourg, Je T'aime...Moi Non Plus".
Q: Did you get a reaction on the film by any of the Gainsbourg's?
A: Eric: "Charlotte Gainsbourg said it was too difficult, and too sensitive for her to watch the film, and she can't see the film. You have to understand, Gainsbourg is an icon in France. This is a fairytale about Gainsbourg, but the film is ...
Damon Campbell catches up with Daniel Sol and Theo Dumont: the co-founders of the HollyShorts Film Festival to find out why events like theirs are so essential to being recognized in the movie industry.
Among the stars on the red carpet at the World Premiere of SHREK FOREVER AFTER at the Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday night:
Cameron DiazRobert De NiroMike MyersEddie MurphyMelanie GriffithAntonio Banderas
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With the Celtic Media Festival in full swing in Newry in Northern Ireland, the organisation's Annual General Meeting 2010 has elected Iona Jones, Chief Executive of S4C, the Welsh language television channel, Chair for 2010-2013.
The Celtic Media Festival is from 21st-23rd April 2010 and is being held at the conferencing suites of The Canal Court Hotel, Newry.
Founded 31 years ago to celebrate the best in television, film (and more recently radio and New Med...
